bug(YouTube): Opening Play store video crashes on root installation

[ramanveerji]

Bug description

Whenever you try to open the video provided in apps youtube app crashes.

Steps to reproduce

• open play store
• open any app
• there is video linked alongwith the screenshots
• open it and there will be a crash

Error logs

Process: com.google.android.youtube.player
PID: 8945
UID: 10316
Frozen: false
Flags: 0x30dbbe44
Package: com.google.android.youtube v1545084352 (19.11.43)
Foreground: Yes
Process-Runtime: 25320365
Build: Redmi/alioth/alioth:13/RKQ1.211001.001/V816.0.3.0.TKHCNXM:user/release-keys
Loading-Progress: 1.0
Dropped-Count: 0

java.lang.VerifyError: Verifier rejected class com.google.android.youtube.api.StandalonePlayerActivity: void com.google.android.youtube.api.StandalonePlayerActivity.onCreate(android.os.Bundle) failed to verify: void com.google.android.youtube.api.StandalonePlayerActivity.onCreate(android.os.Bundle): [0x0] register v13 has type Precise Reference: android.os.Bundle but expected Reference: android.content.Context (declaration of 'com.google.android.youtube.api.StandalonePlayerActivity' appears in base.apk!classes5.dex)
	at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Native Method)
	at android.app.AppComponentFactory.instantiateActivity(Unknown Source:4)
	at androidx.core.app.CoreComponentFactory.instantiateActivity(PG:1)
	at android.app.Instrumentation.newActivity(Unknown Source:22)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(Unknown Source:104)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(Unknown Source:109)
	at android.app.servertransaction.LaunchActivityItem.execute(Unknown Source:79)
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeCallbacks(Unknown Source:77)
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(Unknown Source:76)
	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(Unknown Source:172)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Unknown Source:19)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Unknown Source:182)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Unknown Source:82)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(Unknown Source:123)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(Unknown Source:11)
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(Unknown Source:312)

Solution

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Additional context

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